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Adult coloring provides welcome break from life’s stresses By MICHELLE TE BOOMER & SENIOR NEWS
A growing number of adults are picking up colored pencils, gel pens and crayons, and hitting the pages of coloring books designed to reduce stress and promote overall wellness. Books can be found in stores or online, and a number of online sites offer free pages to download, including colorit.com, coloringpagesforadults.com, and dailycoloringpages.com. An adult coloring class at Corvallis-Benton County Public Library has really gathered steam in the past four months, where up to 20 local residents meet monthly to enjoy their new-found hobby. Ruth Rose Hennessey, adult services reference librarian, started offering the workshops on the third Tuesday of the month after a successful presentation by Maureen Frank, known as “the Mandala Lady,” an artist who creates her own beautiful patterns and symmetry. “We had 60 to 70 people attend the coloring mandala program,” Hennessey says. “We talked about mandalas as a stress reliever, gave people time to color and did a guided meditation.” Frank talked about how coloring activates a different side of your brain, she says. “Like in Sudoku, you are trying to solve a puzzle, and in this you are selecting colors to make a design.” Now, the adult coloring program is run by library volunteer Olivia Heath, who has found coloring to be a therapeutic way to unwind and dis-
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Above, Ruth Rose Hennessey is an adult services reference librarian at Corvallis-Benton County Public Library who decided to start a monthly adult coloring class. Below, volunteer Olivia Heath leads the class.
connect. “It lets my thoughts be what they are,” she says. “I just kind of know, on my own, how much I enjoy coloring. I call it a ‘moving meditation,’ where I don’t have to think about things, or I can think about things, but in the space of coloring.” Compared to a child’s coloring book, adult coloring books include very detailed and complex designs. They are meant to take longer to complete, and more thought put into how to complete a design. But, Heath says, there is no “right” way to color a specific page. “A tree doesn’t have to be brown with green leaves,” she says. “It can be purple with blue leaves. I encourage, to those who attend our workshop, that a picture can be whatever you want it to be.” As the hostess, Heath actively welcomes those who
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attend, plays relaxing music in the background, and sets the room up family-style, so that those who are coloring can feel comfortable talking quietly to the person next to them, or not to talk at all. The workshops are attended by a wide range of ages, and Heath says she enjoys the camaraderie that exists among the various age groups. “I love how you can bring people together in a sense like that,” she says. “Whatever social barriers might exist, in this instance it might be age, I love seeing that there’s no lines there. Everybody’s at the table, and that’s pretty great.” Both Hennessey and Heath emphasize that adult coloring is not about creating the next generations of artists, but it’s really an activity that helps a person to unwind and relax.
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Sue Kuenzi is a Salem counselor who uses coloring in her therapy work. “As a counselor, I like to include art therapy for people who like to express themselves through art,” she says. “Perhaps it renews our sense of childlike wonder and reminds us to take joy in the simple pleasures of life.” Kuenzi sometimes sends home with clients exercises from Jennifer Guest’s therapeutic workbook, “The CBT Art Activity Book.” She also developed her own exercises for people dealing with grief, including a workbook, “The Tree of Losses.” “It involves drawing a tree, which includes symbols of various losses you have experienced in your life,” she says of the workbook, designed for individuals dealing with disabilities or health issues. “Some clients find a powerful
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way to express their emotions. Art can be so cathartic and a great means of selfexpression. Art allows expression of emotions beyond what words might express, and can be a wonderful vehicle for healing and growth.” Kuenzi says art not only reduces stress, but provides a way to gain clarity about the past or to process what is in one’s mind, help to process trauma or overwhelming emotions. “Coloring can be selfsoothing, or just something fun to do,” she says. “Building our ‘joy capacity’ helps overall mental health.” She recently ordered an “Inspire Bible for Creative Journaling,” which has single-column, wide margins, and illustrations to color. “It will be a really fun way to spend time in God’s word and to meditate on scriptures as I read and learn,” says Kuenzi, whose Christian faith is central to her life and work.
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The Corvallis-Benton County Public Library also offers a “coloring station” for adults, which is available during library hours. She enjoys spending time with her husband, in photography, coloring, cooking, making jewelry or playing music together. “Sometimes I make cards with the pictures that I take,” she says. “Adult coloring definitely seems to be a trend right now. Perhaps because so many people are influenced by our fast-paced culture, coloring offers respite from the stress of life, and there are so many creative books now for people to enjoy.” Heath says she doesn’t know if coloring books will always be front-and-center at the craft store, but it’s an activity she plans to keep in her repertoire of calming activities. She also enjoys knitting, gardening, yoga, hiking and cooking. “I just love watching TV or a movie, or listening to music, and coloring,” she says. “It’s
nice to keep your hands and brains active.” A librarian at a Salem-area middle school, Debbie Willer started coloring less than a year ago, but it’s an activity she really enjoys. “I got a book on a great deal and some art supplies from my husband,” says Willer. “I color a few days a month. Some projects take a day or two, others I’ll take four days or so, just fitting it into my lifestyle –
an hour there, a few there.” She also loves to color with her grandchildren, as they all find the activity relaxing and fun. “It’s nice to concentrate on just what color I’ll do next,” she says. “It’s pretty stressfree. I use watercolor pencils, colored pencils, gelly-roll pens — love the glittery ones — and markers. This is a great way to spend some time making your own beauty in your life. I’ve never thought of myself as any kind of artist, but I see what I create and think, ‘These are my choices, and this is beautiful.’” (Mary Owen contributed to this article.) ■
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OSU Chamber Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Ashbrook Independent School, 4045 SW Research Way, Corvallis.
Give Us 5, a 5K walk/run fundraiser for all cancer survivors, 8 a.m., Benton County Fairgrounds floral courtyard, 110 SW 53rd, Corvallis. Corvallis Spring Garden Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Arts Center Plaza, 700 SW Madison Ave. Free. (through June 6) ESL Conversation Class, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, Corvallis-Benton County Public Library main meeting room.
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The Skinny on Incontinence, 1:30 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis. $2.
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Jubilate! the women’s choir of Corvallis, “Oh Let Me Fly!” 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1165 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. $12. Jubilatechoir.org.
Memory Loss Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Chintimini Senior and Community Center, 2601 NW Tyler Ave., Corvallis.
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The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society is conducting a naturalist training program this spring. This is a great chance to learn about whales and dolphins. No science background is needed — just a desire to learn and devote the time to attend class, do homework and give presentations. You will receive a certificate upon successful completion. Classes take place Saturdays in Newport. A program fee of $85 covers all materials, and includes a one-year student ACS membership. Contact Joy Primrose, ACS Oregon Chapter president, marine_lover4ever @yahoo.com or 541- 517-8754 for more information. The American Cetacean Society protects whales, dolphins, porpoises and their habitats. Information on the ACS can be found at acsonline.org. ■
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and a grand sense of satisfaction. That day many years ago was my only experience with saving plants. But, Aloha resident Trina Studebaker is the queen of the plant rescue and runs a plant exchange nursery in her backyard. She not only rescues, she re-pots and resells those treasures to the grateful public. My sister and I had the privilege of visiting Trina at her home/nursery on what had to be the rainiest day in March. Trina’s garden, even during a
downpour, was a delight to explore with cute pathways, well-placed plants and eyecatching garden art. Making our way through a vine-clad allee, we entered the sales area in the back. Several wood benches, built by Trina’s handy hubby were lined with plants for sale while, off in one corner, the plant “hospital” housed the rescues needing time to convalesce. In another area was a large raised bed for growing vegetables. If the weather had been more hospitable, we would
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Nearly 20 years ago, Maureen Frank decided she wanted to start coloring “for the fun of it.” At the time, she could find only children’s coloring books until she stumbled upon some “mandala” books in a New Age bookstore. She felt drawn to the patterns and symmetry, yet soon tired of the designs. “That’s when I heard a voice in my head say, ‘Create your own,’” she says. “I then learned about creating them while in meditation, which took my designs to a whole new level, making them more a meditative and intuitive piece.” Frank now coins her business “The Mandala Lady.” She shares her art and wisdom learned along her path of life.
NWBSN: What does mandala mean? Maureen: The Sanskrit word, mandala, means “circle,” representing wholeness; without beginning, without ending. That basic symbol, the circle, shows up in many ancient and indigenous cultures. Most known in the Tibetan culture in their sand mandalas, Buddhist priests make them as a sacred and holy ritual that takes years for them to perfect. Every image and color within them have
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Maureen Frank often appears at fairs and festivals to demonstrate and sell her mandala designs. significant meaning and the outline itself requires mathematical precision. Additionally, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Jung used them initially as a way to connect with his subconscious. He then introduced the idea of mandalamaking to his patients to help them heal their emotional and
to draw, she just wants to color for the joy of it. It also seems to help people reconnect with their fond memories of coloring when they were kids. Because they usually consist of patterns and symbols, (adult coloring pages) free up their color choices making it a more fun, creative experience. With coloring books that have more realistic objects in them (trees, birds, etc.) people tend to color them with realistic colors instead of just allowing their creative spirit to fly. Because of the repetitive nature of mandala designs, coloring them can have a calming, relaxing effect, like sitting in a rocking chair. It also does wonders for helping people focus. I encourage people to color during their work breaks to help them regroup before going back to work. Then you have the meditation aspect of coloring mandalas. More and more people struggle with trying to quiet their minds using traditional meditation practices, which
they eventually give up out of frustration. Using coloring as an active meditation practice helps keep the mind busy with coloring, allowing us to achieve the positive effects of meditation. When I participate in art or New Age fairs, different people resonate with different designs. People who tend to like structure, go for my symmetrical mandala books. People who like things more fluid, go for my asymmetrical mandala books. And people who love details, go for my hyperbolic tessellation mandala books.
NWBSN: How might a beginner approach “adult coloring?” Maureen: I highly encourage people take a moment before coloring to consciously let go of their inner critic and connect with their inner child/creative self. I also suggest letting go of wanting to create a work of art and instead make the experience be about
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psychological issues.
NWBSN: Why do you think adult coloring has become so popular? Maureen: Several reasons I think. Mostly it seems that people want an easy creative outlet that’s fun and requires little or no artistic abilities. Like a dear friend said about my books: “Your creations allow me to be creative.” She’s not interested in learning how
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Living with a chronic condition can be difficult. Conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, arthritis and more, often require a new set of skills that haven’t been called upon before. Learning those skills can be a challenge in itself, which is why creating a support system of resources and people is important. The Living Well with Chronic Conditions program from Samaritan Health Services, in partnership with Stanford University, is a six-session workshop to help participants take control of their health. Participants learn how to manage medications, fight fatigue and frustration, deal with depression, start an exercise program, eat well, manage stress, help control pain, handle emotions and meet goals. Together, these skills allow individuals to build the confidence needed to manage their health, stay active and enjoy life. Chronic conditions can cause many different symptoms. Often initial symptoms, such as pain, can cause other symptoms to arise, like tension, anxiety, depression and fatigue. Living Well
tions to questions they may have while navigating through the health care system and learn from each other in a welcoming environment. Past participants have shared how they formed meaningful friendships in their groups and even arranged walking groups together that helped keep them motivated and accountable. This type of group support can make a valuable difference in managing your chronic condition. If you have a chronic condition, the Living Well with Chronic Conditions program offers the opportunity to learn new skills to improve your health. Offered multiple times throughout the year, this free workshop meets for two and a half hours, once a week, for six weeks. The interactive and fun classes will help you take control of your chronic condition by giving you all the tools you need to live your best life. For more information or to register for the next workshop, visit samhealth.org/Living Well or contact Mitchell Heath, health education coordinator, at 541-768-6070. ■
addresses this “symptom cycle” by helping participants understand how their symptoms may be connected, and providing the tools necessary to help break the cycle. By viewing this connection between the different symptoms you may be experiencing, it can help decrease the tendency for the symptoms to amplify each other. As you learn to break the symptom cycle, goal setting can be another important tool to help in continuing to take steps in a positive direction. Living Well encourages the use of action planning, which breaks your overall health goals down into smaller items that are specific, measurable and realistic. This includes making step-by-step plans of everything you need to do to accomplish a task. By approaching your overall goals with this perspective, it makes each step feel more manageable and your overall goal feel more attainable. These tools, paired with the support of a group setting, help boost morale by creating an understanding and positive support system. The group atmosphere helps participants problem solve solu-
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750 NW 23rd St. Corvallis, OR 97330 541-753-2033 Lorene Hales, Administrator info@corvalliscaringplace.org www.corvalliscaringplace.org
Dallas Retirement Village
377 NW Jasper Street Dallas, OR 97338 503-623-5581 Fax: 503-623-6450 www.dallasretirementvillage.com
Mennonite Village 5353 Columbus St. SE Albany, OR 97322 541-928-7232 Whitney Olsen, Marketing info@mennonitevillage.org www.mennonitevillage.org www.facebook.com/ mennonitevillage
Samaritan Wiley Creek Community
5050 Mountain Fir St. Sweet Home, OR 97386 541-367-1800 www.samhealth.org
Rates dependent upon level of care. Call for rate information.
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“No Buy-In” A full-service Retirement Community with multiple living/care options.
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A Not-for-Profit Continuing Care Residential Community providing Life-Enriching Services to People of All Faiths and Beliefs.
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Independent Cottages: $1390 & up ● ● ● ● ● ● Assisted Living: $2575 & up Medicaid accepted 44 Units
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Timberhill Place 989 N.W. Spruce Street Corvallis, OR 97330 541-753-1488 Robin Bemrose
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AMENITIES Corvallis Caring Place is a not-for-profit assisted living residence providing dignity and compassion in a life-enriching environment; conveniently located in the heart of a peaceful college town where residents have easy access to parks, shopping, restaurants, health care, and the senior center, as well as artistic, educational, athletic, and cultural opportunities at OSU and Benton Center. Active retirement living with a full accommodation of living options and services in one scenic care community. Remodeled Independent Living community features: spacious homes, apartments, elegant dining rooms & abundant common areas to enjoy time with friends. Full service community. Garden homes and Health Center complete with Skilled Nursing & Alzheimer’s care, and Memory Care Center.
A 275-acre community in a rural setting, Mennonite Village provides living spaces for all levels of retirement - close to Corvallis, Eugene, or Salem. With an award-winning chef and beautifully landscaped grounds Mennonite Village is an inclusive, all-faith community of amazing people. Services include: independent living, assisted living, nursing & rehab, memory care, foster care, respite care, and in-home care.
Wiley Creek Lodge is just minutes from downtown Sweet Home. Housing and personal care services are provided for persons age 55 and over. The selection of apartments ranges from studio to twobedroom, each with a “front porch” facing a spacious atrium filled with natural light. Each apartment has a private bath, a kitchenette, an emergency call system, and other appropriate amenities.
Assisted living community located within short distance of local shopping center. We offer 3 delicious meals daily, weekly housekeeping & linen services, social/recreational programs, scheduled transportation in our van and a full range of personal services available should you need them.
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the process of coloring. If they happen to like it when they’re done, that’s great. Otherwise, recycle it or just move onto the next design. I also let people know that the lines are there as a guide; coloring in the lines is optional. I would also suggest that people set a time limit for coloring or to only pick a section at a time to color; mainly as a way to let go of thinking they have to finish the mandala all in one sitting. If people are open to it, I also encourage them to color intuitively. One way would be
to look at the section they are about to color and then look over at their coloring media. Whichever color catches their attention, that’s the one to use. A more challenging approaching is to have all of their coloring media behind them. Then while looking at the section they are about to color, they reach back without looking and use the color that they picked up. It makes for a wonderful coloring exercise.
NWBSN: What are the best mediums to use? Maureen: It depends on the paper. For all of my mandala coloring books, I print them on heavy-weight card stock which can handle crayons, pencils,
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gel pens, and most markers. If the paper is thin or flimsy then crayons, softer lead color pencils, and gel pens that are less wet and more of an ink pen would be best. ■
COOPER Hi, I’m Cooper. I’m a 5year-old Dachshund mix. I’m a sweet, gentle dog who loves to cuddle and go for walks. I prefer to spend my time just with calm, peaceful humans. Think
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you want to give it a shot? Stop by the shelter and ask to come by my kennel so we can meet. Cooper and all our other adoptable animals are waiting at SafeHaven Humane Society, 32220 Old Hwy 34, Tangent. SafeHaven is open noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday to Monday. Can’t make it to the shelter? See all our adoptable pets online at safehavenhumane.org. SafeHaven is a nonprofit full adoption humane society that does not euthanize animals for population support. Call 541-928-2789 for information about volunteer opportunities, becoming a foster parent, making a donation and more. ■
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9 Vacation Rental 16 Units for Rent LINCOLN CITY OCEAN FRONT, fantastic view, fireplace, TV/VCR/ DVD, 2 bdrms, kit/ dishwasher, no smoking, no pets. Very comfortable. 503-8433157. Email: holton@macnet.com.
HUD SUBSIDIZED UNITS for senior citizens 62 or older, disabled and/or handicapped, available at this time. We are committed to providing equal housing opportunities. All utilities paid. Millwood Manor, 2550 14th Ave LINCOLN CITY OCEAN SE, Albany. 541-928VIEW. Historic We- 2545. coma neighborhood. 3 blocks to beach, HUD SUBSIDIZED UN2bdrm, 2ba. Fully eq- ITS for senior citizens uipped kitchen. DISH 62 or older, disabled TV/VCR/DVD. No smo- and/or handicapped, king. Pets maybe, with available at this time. deposit. Email: deham- We are committed to er7848@msn.com for providing equal housrates & pictures or call ing opportunities. All 503-399-7848. utilities paid. SurfEQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowlingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD Toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The Toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
wood Manor, 4545 SW NEEDED! Work with Hwy 101, Lincoln City, our editor to determine 541-996-3477. story ideas in Linn & Benton Counties & HUD SUBSIDIZED UN- submit one to two feaITS for senior citizens ture articles on a 62 or older, disabled monthly basis. Must and/or handicapped, have some newswritavailable at this time. ing experience; phoWe are committed to tography experience providing equal hous- helpful but not necesing opportunities. All sary. Payment based utilities paid. Briar- on articles published. wood Manor, 643 Contact Michelle Te, Manbrin, Keizer, OR managing editor NW 97303, 503-981-8614. Boomer & Senior News, mte@nwseniorHUD SUBSIDIZED UN- news.com. No phone ITS for senior citizens calls please. 62 or older, disabled and/or handicapped, Garden & Yard available at this time. Care We are committed to providing equal hous- YEAR ROUND YARD ing opportunities. All SERVICE! Clean-ups, utilities paid. Glen- mowing, weeding, wood Manor, 1687 NW hauling, barkdust, Division St., Corvallis. trimming. Reasonable 541-753-3408. rates. Over 35 years experience. 503-393Help Wanted 2013.
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32 Cemetery Plots BELCREST CEMETERY PLOTS, $2000 (Salem). Two choice plots in the old section, $2000 each. Save hundreds of dollars. 503623-3184. BELCREST MEMORIAL PREMIUM LOTS. Lot 5 & 6, section 56, block 30, $7000. Also lot 6, section 6, block 14, $3500. OBO. 1-541935-1222. SKYLINE MEMORIAL GARDENS, 2 side by side lots in Gethsemane. Both for $3500. Includes transfer fee. Call 503-358-7911.
33 Wanted 30+ YEARS TRUSTED, REPUTABLE ANTIQUES BUYER. ALWAYS BUYING: old photos, postcards, costume jewel-
ry, most anything ant- OLD SPORTS CARS ique or vintage. Please WANTED: 1948-1972. call 503-422-8478. Alfa, Austin Healey, Ferrari, Jaguar, MerCASH FOR GOOD CON- cedes, MG, Porsche. DITION reloading eq- “American Classics uipment & supplies. also!” 503-538-8096 541-905-5453. CASH FOR PRE 1980 BASEBALL & SPORTS sport & non-sport MEMORABILIA want- gum or cigarette ed. Buying old cards, cards, model kits, pennants, autographs, comic books, old toys, photographs, tickets, old car or?? Private programs, Pacific collector. 503-313Coast League, etc. 7538. Alan, 503-481-0719. CASH for DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Help those in need. Paying up to $40 per box. Free pickup! Call Sharon, 503-679-3605. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WANTED. Portland Music Co. always buying! Reputable since 1927. Free appraisals. 531 SE M.L.K. Blvd. Ask for Doug. 503-226-3719.
NOTICE: Oregon state law (ORS 701) requires anyone who contracts for construction work to be licensed with the Construction Contractors Board. An active license means the contrctor is bonded and insured. Verify the contractor’s CCB license through the CCB Consumer Website www.hirali censedcontractor.co m or call 503-378-4621.
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